Interference Filters for Gas Analysis and Flame Detection

Gas analysis identifies and quantifies the components of gas mixtures. It uses narrow-band (100 ... 200 nm bandwidth) interference filters (narrow band pass – NBP). Flame sensor technology uses wider band passes (band pass – BP; bandwidth up to 600 nm) than the gas analysis, to induce higher signal voltages when measuring flames from greater distances, with the compromise of losing selectivity. Analytic measuring procedures use external optical elements for spectral selection. These infrared detectors are often equipped with a crystal window, for instance a potassium bromide window. Alternatively, the application of significantly more environmentally resistant silicon- and germanium substrate is possible. However, they have to be furnished with an antireflection coating (ARC) on both sides.

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Wide-Ranging Applications of Interference Filters

Contact-free temperature measuring (pyrometry) commonly uses the so-called first 3 … 5 µm and second 8 … 14 µm atmospheric windows for their spectral range, since environmental impacts, such as atmospheric water vapour, can lead to signal attenuation and therefore to measuring errors, especially at longer measuring distances. Interference filters in bandpass-design with a width of several micrometers (wide band pass – WBP) are generally used.

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